Transseptal Access to the Left Atrium: Tips and Tricks to Keep it Safe Derived from Single Operator Experience and Review of the Literature.

CONCLUSIONS: Employing a standardized protocol with use of fluoroscopy alone minimized serious complications to 0.8% (2 patients) among 249 consecutive patients undergoing TSP for ablation of a variety of cardiac arrhythmias. Based on this single-operator experience and review of the literature, a list of practical tips and tricks are provided for a successful and safe procedure, reserving the more expensive and patient inconveniencing echo-imaging techniques for difficult or failed cases. PMID: 28969539 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Cardiology Reviews - Category: Cardiology Tags: Curr Cardiol Rev Source Type: research